Dorothea L. Dix was commissioned by the War Department to

A) coordinate aid efforts. B) nurse the war wounded.
C) organize nurses for the war effort. D) centralize women's aid societies.


C

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Assume the role of a participant in the debate over Philippine annexation in 1900. Would you be in favor or opposed to annexation? Why? What strategic, economic, political, social, and moral considerations cause you to hold this view?

What will be an ideal response?

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According to the Gospels, what did Jesus do that made the Jewish and Roman authorities target him as an enemy?

A) He established the Sanhedrin. B) He destroyed the Temple of Jerusalem. C) He took the title of High Priest. D) He claimed to be the messiah.

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What event helped overcome republican fears of a standing Continental Army?

A. General Washington's reassurance of professionalism in the officer ranks B. the battle of Bunker Hill C. the dwindling number of "citizen-soldier" volunteers D. the passage of the Quartering Act by Parliament

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